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Image Title: Globe Aerostatique. Dedie A Monsieur Charles, 1783

Description: Globe Aerostatique. Dedie A Monsieur Charles. Cette Machine Est Represente Ici S'elevant Pour La Seconde Fois Au Milieu De La Prairie De Nesle, Ou Il Venoit De Descendre, Accompagne De Mr. Robert, 1783. Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles departs Nesle, France after the landing of the first hydrogen balloon flight from Paris on December 1, 1783. Marie-Noel Robert (on the ground at left), who accompanied Charles on the flight, takes the statements of the witnesses.

Date: 1783

Original Media: Print

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